Norwood High School - Tiot Yearbook (Norwood, MA)

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20 YEAR BOOK the brook. I can always depend on him As the camel is to the desert traveler, to understand me because he just lets so is Butch to me, and for nothing on me rave on and on while he purrs away earth would I part with him. with that I know how it is look in his Dorothy McDermott '37 eyes. Q A MEMORY Underneath the ocean, Down below the sea, Resting on the pebbles, Lies a memory. Part of it is laughter, Part of it is song, Some of it is happiness- All of it is gone! Forgotten by the ocean surf, Forgotten by the land, Forgotten by the screaming gulls- just resting on the sand. Barbara Rathbun '38

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CLASS OF 1937 I9 For a moment he hesitated, then he turned quickly, and with renewed effort in his person, strode, almost ran, back. As the fog closed around the re- treating form, the good Reverend Lyman Smith followed it with his eyes. Then, once more alone on the bridge, he stepped quickly to the rail and threw himself into the water. Roger Flaherty '37 . REFLECTIONS om THE LIFE OF MY cm I call him Butch. When I first be- came aware of his existence he was a rolly-polly, amber-speckled ball of fur, lapping up milk from a shallow pan around which were several other kit- tens. The moment I set eyes on the animal, I was determined that before long he would belong to meg however, I soon found out, and to my sorrow, that his opinion on the subject was in direct opposition to mine. After chasing him around the barn, up trees, through rose bushes, and in every nook and cranny in which his feline instinct informed him that he might receive protection, I became so exhausted that I sat down and cried. When I thought of the ridiculous situa- tion I had created and brought to a climax by admitting that a dumb ani- mal had out-tricked me, I roared with laughter at my own stupidity. Because he had lived in the barn with the other animals since he was born, I might have known that he was as wild as an Osage and just as savage. So one night, when I knew he'd be asleep, I came back and bagged him. That was five years ago. Since that night Butch and I have rung in many crucial moments, but there is one which willlalways remain as fresh as wet paint in my memory. My Aunt, who never liked the cat very well, showed him the door one night on the pretext that he had shown a yellow streak. Now, I was willing to stake a brand new jack-knife in Butch's interests, but as I had no actual proof, I realized that I must uncover some pronto. Two weeks later, I was drying my hands and watching the sun rise, when I suddenly spied Butch in the onion patch gazing peacefully into space. But what raised my hopes to heaven and made me so happy that I wanted to shout for joy, was the sight of a malicious-looking, battle-bound tom, striding pessimistically between two rows of cornstalks. In a split second the inevitable hap- pened, but not before I had called my Aunt to witness the battle. Since that day, Butch has been allowed the privi- lege of eating beside my chair at meal- time. Being a faithful side-kick, Butch fol- lows me and my friends everywhere, dodging behind bushes and trees when autos approach, only to reappear when they have whizzed by. When I am deep in the depths of des- pair and melancholy, I go to my room and open the window and yell for Butch. Sooner or later I hear a faint answer and catch a glimpse of a yellow streak racing up from the direction of

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CLASS OF 1937 21 Q HIGHLIGHTS IN GIRLS' SPORTS First on the girls' winter sports cal- endar for the season was basketball. The varsity team broke out even but the Iaurels go to the second team again, which did not drop a game. ln the lnterscholastic games the honors go to the Senior Team which won every game scheduled for them. Although the Sophomores and Juniors did not come through with all victories, they proved to be a good match to all their opponents and both look like promising teams for next year. As a whole the Norwood High School Basketball Team had a successful season. ln the first team, captained by Anne Mike, were: Kelly, E.. Treciokas, H. Simaski, G. IVIinkevitch A. javasaitis, O. Boyd, A. S. Orent, IVI. Dwane, and M. Keacly. Captainecl by Sophie Aukstolis, the Second Team consisted of: A. Main- ones, l... Fenton, S. jusikiewicz, H. Pazniokas, M. Boulis, IVI. Kelley. A. O'Brien, D. Lobisser, A. Glebus, and R. Sparrow. Sophie Aukstolis was elected next year's Varsity captain. Scores for the Interscholastic games were as follows: Sophomores 20-Wellesley Sophs, I5 juniors 23-Wellesley Juniors 7 Seniors I8-Wellesley Seniors 5 Sophomores 9-Needham Sophs. 32 juniors I4-Needham Juniors I 2 Seniors I 3-Needham Seniors I 0 Sophomores 7-Natick Sophs. I7 Juniors I9--Natick juniors 30 Seniors 20-Natick Seniors I9 The Varsity scores were: Norwood 7--Natick 7 . Norwood 24-Natick I6: Znd Team Norwood I8-Wellesley 22 Norwood 29-Wellesley 26: 2nd Team Again this year Brookline High School invited the Norwood High School to participate with four other towns in a swimming play day on February 4 and a splash party on March I 7 at the Brookline pool. The following eight girls made the trip in February: Albina Thompson, IVlary Russetti, Martha Taylor, Lucille Riemer, Priscilla Holman, Priscilla